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Need a toolbox, and am torn between two of the SPG international models. Due to location and freight costs, costco is my best bet for getting something. 1. 75 in 15 Drawer $1399 (530 lb) 2. 73 in 21 Drawers SHD $2995 (830 lb) I am totally sold on the 73' model after seeing how well built it...

Can V-Belts harden and create wear on sheaves as they age? Someone mentioned this to me and I've never heard of it before. Background: Where I work, we have 18x 25HP ariel cooler fans used to cool glycol installed outdoors. Each fan has 8 belts that are 5-6 years old and have been exposed to...

Looking for an Epoxy based floor coating for my new slab. I want something that's resistive to salt, gas, coolant, brake fluid, and any other kind of automotivey liquids I can throw at it. Was leaning towards Rustoleum brand since I live in Canada and can't seem to source much else... I wanted...

Not sure if this is the right place to make this request, if not I apologize. Months ago I ordered a 4 port stainless pex manifold for my in floor heat from 'pextubing' on ebay. When the manifold arrived I found one of the temp gauges was bent and the other one was bent and had the glass...

Just wondering if anyone can help me confirm my math for a beam I installed- the plan is to use the beam with a chain fall. I incorporated a 24' W8X31 steel beem across the span of my garage. The beam is supported by 12" doubled up LVL's spanning 48". Once the inside wall sheathing is up I...

In the process of rebuilding my Ingersoll Rand 232 impact gun. I've got everything cleaned up and was getting ready to repack the front end of the gun (twin hammer / anvil part) with grease but was wondering if it matters what type of grease I use? Is the IR grease just proprietary or does it...

Getting ready to get materials to do blown in insulation in the attic and was wondering if I could get some help figuring out the quantity? I've asked the local hardware store how much I'll need based on attic dimension and I'm coming up with a vastly different number than they gave me. I'm...

Just curious what local gas codes are like elsewhere with regards to appliance vents and intake clearances near gas regulators. In Canada we use B149, it specs 3 feet (1 M) horizontal vent/intake clearance from the gas regulator near the gas meter. Unfortunately we have BC safety authority that...

Just had a contractor come install gutters and downspouts on the new shop. I was under the impression each gutter would have its own independent downspout, but it looks like he tied the two gutters into a common downspout and "T'd" into the one side. We've had some crazy rain and flooding up...

What's the best way to go about building a good base for a driveway over clay? I removed all topsoil until I hit solid clay, 24" depth. I've started laying down pit run and compacting with a 3500lb trench packer. It seems like it's not compacting well in a couple spots... seems squishy. Ideally...

I just finished installing my new garage door opener. Went with the liftmaster 8500; I am a little skeptical about how secure the garage door is. With the remote sitting in my truck all it takes is someone busting into my truck and having full access to the garage. It's happened to my neighbors...

Installing a 16'w x 10'h Thermocraft garage door. The door came with a generic installation manual. It lists hardware that I don't have or need for my application, and also includes a bunch of extra hardware- most of which is self explanatory. Of that extra hardware there are 2 fairly thick...

Picked up 12x 2 bulb T8 fixtures and am retrofitting with 4000k LED tubes. was originally going to install 6x fixtures per side of shop, but the steel beam I have isn't centered and kind of splits things up a bit- I wanted decent lighting on both sides of the beam since I'll be rigging up a...

When it get's really cold outside (-15 to -20 F) my system isn't flowing enough to fire the in floor heat. If I rig up a bypass loop between supply and return manifold the heater fires up, I can close the loop and it continues to run fine. The heater has a 0.40 GPM activation flow with 0.26GPM...

Just curious about the logic behind why it's often said that tankless water heaters are not likely to last as long as a boiler. I've heard a few people have good luck with TWH lifespan. Is it the duty cycle of the unit that kills them? I installed a TWH for my setup. I would like to try and...

I have a camera system on my house and thought it would be cool to document the construction process, so I made a small time lapse of the experience. It was a crappy year for construction. Got a lot of rain and snow, but still managed to get things done! [/URL]

In Canada they rolled out a rule a few years ago requiring all 15R and 20R receptacles installed in single dwellings to be tamper resistant. Building a garage, the receptacles fall under the "single dwelling" definition unfortunately. Personally I hate them. I find sometimes it's extremely...

I need a zone controller for my in floor heat to control the 120v pump. It's $130+tax for an off the shelf controller from my local HVAC supplier VS free since I have a transformer and a bunch of relays. Since it's a single zone I think it's fairly straightforward, just wanting to double check...

Purchased 12x (2x) bulb 4' T8 light fixtures and have LED bulbs to retrofit them. I am looking for some opinions if anyone has experience they'd like to share. So, with 12' ceilings is this a decent amount of light or should I invest in more fixtures? The lighting calculators show a crazy...

About took hook up my system, just wondering about sizing. I Have a 4 port manifold with 4x 140' (ish) runs of 1/2" pex. Single zone, using a tankless water heater with 3/4" inlet and outlet. Is 3/4" copper good for supply and return manifold piping? Or should I go with 1" copper? Supply pipe...